Safety-razor.



* H. J. GAISMAN.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILE-D SEPT. 4, 1909.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

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HENRY J. G-AISMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y1, ASSIGNOR TO AUTO STBOP COMPANY, OF NE'W YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK) Specification of Letters Patent.

\ SAFETY-RAZOR.

latentedripr. 9, P912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAISMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of New York city,'b0rough of Manhattan,

'. in the county of New York and State of adjustment of a guard toward and from a blade edge in a safety razor, and for bolding the blade in shaving position adjacent the guard, whereby the blade may be applied and released or removed.

My invention comprises a frame or supa guard hav- D with th blade edge and. provided with means, such as lugs or hooks, for holding the blade edge adjacent the guard, a Worm pivotally carried by the handle adjacent the pivotal part of; the guard supporting arm, and acomplemental portion extending from the guard supporting arm for eoaction with the worm, whereby upon rotating the worm the guard may be adjusted with respect to the blade edge. L

My invention also comprises novel details of improvement and combinations of parts that will be morefully hereinafter set forth and then pointedout in the. claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming parthereof, wherein,

Figure l is an edge View of a safety razor embodying my invention, part of the handle being removed; Fig. 2 is a side view look-' ing from the left in Fig. 1; Figs. 3' and 4 are vertical sectional views illustrating the parts in different positions of adjustment, and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view of part of the guard and its support;

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several. Views. a

The numeral'l indicates a suitable frame shown provided with uprights; 1 spaced apart and at 2 is a rod or shaft carried by uprights 1, whereby a space is provided between the base of the frame, the uprights 1 and shaft or rod 2, said space being'open through 'from side to side of the frame, for

the passage of a strop for sharpening the blade. I r

t 3 indicates a suitable blade-holder carried by rod or shaft 2'for detachably retaining blade 4.

The guard 53 may generally be of any 'well known or suitable construction adapted to co-act with the blade edge, and said 'gnard is formed on or attached to the upper end of a pivotally supported on swinging arm 6. The guard-carrying arm 6 is shown pivotally supported by the handle 7 which may be attached to frame 1 in any suitable manner. I have shown the tubular handle '7 provided in one side with an opening 7 receiving arm 6, the inner portion of arm 6 being pivotally supported v'ithin handle 7, as upon pivot or pin 8 shown passing through said handle. I have shown a block or plug 9 secured within the bore of tubular handle 7 and provided with jaws 9 between which the inner part of arm 6 lies the pin or pivot 8, passing through said jaws, whereby the support for arm 6 isv strengthened and said arm is properly guided-for swinging movement.

At 10 is a worm ournaled within the bore of handle 7, and shown carried. by a shaft 11 provided with a thumb piece or extension 11 exterior 'to the handle for conveniently rotating worm 10. The guard-carrying arm 6 is provided with a complomental extension or projectionv 6 engaging the threads or worm 10. g Y I Y Guard 5 is provided with means for re taining the blade in shaving position, and to this end I have shown said guard provided with lugs or hooks 5 at opposite corners of the guard, shaped or bent in such position as to properly engage the blade near its ends adjacent its cutting edge, the lugs or hooks 5 being shown extending in the general direction of the guard to permit the free sliding of the guard relatively to the blade, and whereby as the guard is swung upwardly with respect to the plane of the blade the lugs .or hooks 5 will tend to draw the blade firmly against the guard when desired. 7

By rotating worm 10 in one direction arm 6 will. be swung "toward frame or support 1 to carry guard 5 toward the blade to hold the blade, as indicated in Figs.- 1, 2 and 3,

blade may be removed and replaced, cleaned or sharpened, as required.

My invention is not limited to the details of construction sh'wn, and described, as changes maybe, made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Havingnow described my invention what 1 claim is 1 1. A safety razor'comprising a frame provided with means to support a blade and havin a tubular handle, a guard, an arm extendin'gfrom the guard through an openin in the "handle and pivotally supported by the handle, aworm journaled to rotate within the handle, the arm being provided the arm engaging said worm, and means for rotating the worm.

3. A safety razor comprising a frame provided with 'uprights'at opposite ends spaced apart and providing a passage between the uprights, a blade holder. carried by said up rights, said frame having a handle, a guard provided with means 'to engage a blade, an

arm' carrying said guard and projecting through an opening in the handle and pivotally supported at its inner endwithin the handle, aworm jotnfnaled Within the handle, said armihavingcomplemental means coacting with said worm, and means for rotatin'g said worm; I

4-. A safety razor comprising a frame having'uprights at opposite-ends spaced apart and providing a spacelbetweensaid uprights open from side to side, a rod or shaft connected with and extending between said uprights, a-blade holder carried by said rod or shaft, said frame having ahandle, a guard providedwith lugs to engage a bladepan. arm carrying said-guard and pivotallysupported by said-handle, a worm 'journaled upon the handle, said arm having 'comple-,

mental, means co-acting with said worm, and

the worm.

means exterior to the handle for operating,

5. A safety razor comprising a frame provided with a hollow handle, means to sup.- port a'blade, a guard having means to re tain a blade, an arm extending from the guard through an opening in the handle, 'a.

block within the handle and pivotally connected with said arm, a worm journaled upon thehandle, complemental means on said arm engaging said worm, and means exterior to the handle for operating'the worm.

' 6. A safety razor comprising a frame provided with a hollow handle, means to'sup-" port a blade, a guard having means to retain a blade, an arm extending from theguard through an opening in the handle, a

block provided with jaws and located within the handle, said arm being received between said jaws and pi-votally connected therewith, a wormjournaled upon the ban dle, coriiplemental means onthe arm co-acting with the worm, and means exterior to the handle for operating the worm.

7. A safety razor comprising a blade support, a guard or blade seat provided with blade retaining means, means for pivotally supporting the latter, said guard having an arm provided-with one or more teeth extending in the general direction of movement ofthe arm, a worm meshing with said teeth,

worm. r

8. A safety razor comprising a blade support, aguard or blade seat .providedwith an arm'havinga branch at its end, means for pivotally supporting-said branch, the latter being-provided with one or more teeth beand means, for rot-atively supporting said tween its support and the guard, a worm meshing with said teeth, and means for pivotally supporting said a worm.

9. A safety razor comprising a blade support, a handle, a guard provided with an arm having a branch located within said I handle, a support within the handle for pivotally supporting said branch, said arm being provided with one or more teeth,-'a Y worm meshing with said teeth, and means v for *pivotally supporting said'wo-rm.

Signed at New York-city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 3rd day of September, A.-D. I909.

HENRY J. GAISMAN.

Witnesses I J. ILBERNAT, E. E. WARD. 

